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Asclepiades of Eretria

Asclepiades

also: Asclepiadem, Asclepiades, no obscure philosopher of Eretria

A philosopher of Eretria associated with the Eretrian school of Menedemus, cited by Cicero for his cheerful reply that blindness had only gained him one extra slave to lead him about. He exemplifies the wise man's serenity in the face of physical loss.

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Tusculan Disputations philosophy · 1 mention

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